On The Beach (1959)

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On The Beach (1959)
L'Ultima Spiaggia - Le Dernier Rivage - La hora final - Das letzte Ufer
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | ISO | PAL Area 2 | 1.66:1 | 4:3 | 720x576 | Dolby Digital 2.0 AC3 | 02:08:07 | 7.4 Gb
Languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish, German
Subtitle: English, French, Dutch, Greek, Romanian, German
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure| Extra: Scene Selection, Menù

From Australia, survivors detect an incomprehensible Morse code signal from the United States in San Diego. With hope that someone is alive back home, the last American nuclear submarine, USS Sawfish, under Royal Australian Navy command, is ordered to sail north from Melbourne to try and make contact with the signal sender. The captain, Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck), leaves behind his good friend, the alcoholic Moira Davidson (Ava Gardner), despite his feelings of guilt about the death of his wife and children in Connecticut. Towers refuses to admit they are dead and continues to behave accordingly.

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The Australian government arranges for its citizens to receive suicide pills and injections, so that they end things quickly before there is prolonged suffering from the coming radiation sickness. An Australian naval officer, Peter Holmes (Anthony Perkins), has a baby daughter and a naive and childish wife, Mary (Donna Anderson), who is in denial about the impending disaster. Assigned to travel with the American submarine for several weeks, Peter tries to explain to Mary how to euthanize their baby and kill herself with the lethal pills in case he's not yet home. Mary, however, reacts violently at the prospect of killing her daughter and herself.

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One scientist's theory is that the radiation near the Arctic Ocean could be less than that at mid northern hemisphere. If so, this would indicate the radiation could disperse before reaching the southern hemisphere. This will be explored along with the submarine's main mission.

After sailing to Point Barrow, Alaska, they determine that radiation levels are intensifying. The submarine next stops at San Francisco. The views through the periscope show no signs of life and no damage to buildings. One crewman jumps ship to spend his last hours in his hometown. After attempting to convince the crewman to return, Towers then accepts his decision. The crewman is last seen fishing and awaiting his death as the Sawfish submerges, never to return.

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Sawfish then travels to an abandoned oil refinery in San Diego, where they discover though everyone is dead, the hydroelectric power is still operating. The ship's communications officer is sent ashore in a radiation suit to investigate. The mysterious signal is the result of a Coca Cola bottle being bumped by a window shade fluttering in the breeze and tapping a telegraph key. Bitterly disappointed, the submariners return to Australia to live out the remaining time before the nuclear fallout arrives.

They make their best efforts to enjoy what time and pleasures remain to them before dying. Scientist Julian Osborne (Fred Astaire) and others organize a wild motor race that kills several participants. Moira only sees the senselessness of the race, but when she asks Osborne why he is taking part, he responds, "because I want to".

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Prior to the submarine voyage to America, Towers told Moira about his enjoyment of the relaxation from fishing. During his absence, Moira gets the fishing season set earlier so Dwight will get one last chance to fish. With Towers now accepting the death of his family, they embark on a weekend trip. Retreating to the resort for the night, Dwight and Moira share a romantic interlude inside their room as outside a gathering storm howls.

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On the Beach (1959) is a post-apocalyptic drama film based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel of the same name. The film features Gregory Peck (USS Sawfish captain Dwight Lionel Towers), Ava Gardner (Moira Davidson), Fred Astaire (scientist Julian—John in the novel—Osborne) and Anthony Perkins (Royal Australian Navy lieutenant Peter Holmes). It was directed by Stanley Kramer, who won the 1960 BAFTA for best director. Ernest Gold won the 1960 Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Score. It was remade as an Australian television film by Southern Star Productions in 2000.

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Italian
Nel 1964, alla fine della terza guerra mondiale, il mondo civile è completamente distrutto. E' scampata alla rovina totale, una piccola porzione dell'emisfero australe, dove ancora esistono degli esseri viventi. Anche questi ultimi reduci presto subiranno l'onda devastatrice delle sostanze radioattive che impregnano l'atmosfera, ma per il momento la gente finge di illudersi di avere ancora una via di scampo. Il sommergibile Sawfish, comandato da Dwight Towers, che si è salvato perché in immersione al momento dell'esplosione atomica, viene mandato alla ricerca di segnali positivi per l'umanità. L'uomo accetta la sua missione benché abbia perso ogni speranza dopo la morte della sua famiglia. Lo scienziato che parte con lui si accerta che in nessun angolo della terra potrà mai più esistere vita umana. Le speranze sono del tutto sfumate e gli uomini fanno i conti con la propria esistenza. Towers rinuncerà all'amore della disillusa Moira, Peter sceglierà la morte insieme alla sua famiglia, la piazza di Melbourne, deserta, chiude il film.

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IMDB: Rating 7.3/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/

TITOLO: On the Beach
REGIA: Stanley Kramer
SCENEGGIATURA: John Paxton
ATTORI: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson, John Tate, Ken Wayne, Guy Doleman, Richard Meikle, John Meillon, Lou Vernon, Kevin Brennan, Basil Buller-Murphy, Paddy Moran, Harp McGuire, Lola Brooks, Joe McCormick, Grant Taylor
Ruoli ed Interpreti

FOTOGRAFIA: Giuseppe Rotunno, Daniel L. Fapp
MONTAGGIO: Frederic Knudtson
MUSICHE: Ernest Gold, Marie Cowan
PRODUZIONE: STANLEY KRAMER PER LOMITAS PRODUCTIONS, INC.
DISTRIBUZIONE: ARTISTI ASSOCIATI
PAESE: USA 1959
GENERE: Fantascienza, Avventura
DURATA: 133 Min
FORMATO: B/N CINEMASCOPE, 35 MM
SOGGETTO:
ROMANZO "ON THE BEACH" DI NEVIL SHUTE
NOTE:
- JAMES LEE BARRETT HA COLLABORATO, NON ACCREDITATO, ALLA SCENEGGIATURA.

Audio: English, German, Italiano, Spanish, French
Formato: 1.66:1 Full frame
Dimensioni iso: 7.4 GB

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